Women Birders (Happy Hour)

Katelyn Davis is an artist, birder, and community builder.

Learn more about White-faced Storm-Petrel.

White-faced Storm Petrel
•2 oz spiced rum
•½ oz Crème de Cacao
•½ oz White Chocolate Liqueur
•1 oz milk product (half-and-half, cream, milk, oat milk, etc)
•Ice
•Chocolate for drizzle

Instructions
1. Drizzle the inside of a chilled martini glass with the chocolate sauce
2. Fill a cocktail sha...

Sheridan is a birder and guide based in Colorado.

Learn more about Cedar Waxwings.

Cedar Waxwing

• 2 oz bourbon
• ½ oz lime juice
• 5 mint leaves
• 1 ½ tb mixed berries
• ¾ oz Barenjager honey liqueur or simple syrup
• 1 oz club soda
• ice

Instructions

1. In a shaker, combine mint leaves, lime, Barenjager, and berries.
2. Muddle until pulverized.
3. Add bourbon and ice.
4. Shake shake shake
5. Pour it all into an old-fashioned glass.
6. Top with club soda.

Supp...

Star is a photographer and birding guide based in El Paso, Texas.

Learn more about Turkey Vultures.

Turkey Vulture
Ingredients
· 1.5 oz reposado tequila 
· 2 oz pineapple juice
· 1/2 oz lime juice
· Ginger beer, to top
· Garnish: A pineapple slice 
· Ice

Instructions
1. Fill a highball glass or copper mug with ice.
2. Add the tequila, pineapple juice, and lime juice to a cocktail shaker wi...

Tien is a birder and guide based in Vietnam.

Learn more about Orange-breasted Trogons.

Orange-breasted Trogon
Ingredients

· 1 ½ oz Batavia Arrack
· ¾ oz Campari
· 1 ½ oz pineapple juice
· ½ oz orange juice
· ½ oz lime juice
· ½ oz simple syrup
· Ice

Instructions

1. Pour all ingredients in a shaker 
2. Shake shake shake
3. Strain into a glass with fresh ice
4. Garnish with an orange slice

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Raj is an avid birder based in St. Louis.

Learn more about Harpy Eagles.

Indian Paradise-Flycatcher
Ingredients

·       1.5 oz Hpnotiq liqueur 
·       1 oz gin 
·       0.5 oz fresh lime juice 
·       0.5 oz simple syrup
·       Tonic 

Instructions

1.    In a cocktail shaker, add Hypnotic liqueur, gin, lime juice, and simple syrup with ice. 
2.    Shake shake shake 
3.    Strain into a chilled gla...

Margi Finch is an avid birder and an advocate for getting more people into birding.

Learn more about Harpy Eagles.

Harpy Eagle
Ingredients

• 2 ounces cachaça
• 2 oz pineapple juice
• 2 oz coconut cream
• ½ of a banana
• Ice 

Instructions

1. In a blender, add ice, cachaca, coconut cream, and pineapple juice
2. Cut the banana into pieces, add to blender, and blend until smooth
3. Pour into a glass, decorate with sliced banana

Suppor...

Tina Morris, author of Return to the Sky, joined Hannah for a mash-up episode of Women Birders (Happy Hour) and Bird Nerd Book Club to highlight her work in field biology and to restore Bald Eagles.

Learn more about Bald Eagles.

Bald Eagle
Ingredients
2 oz Anejo tequila
½ oz grapefruit juice
½ oz Cranberry Juice
¼ oz lime juice
¼ oz lemon juice
¼ oz agave syrup
Salt
Ice

Instructions
1....

Kimberly is an advocate for birds, birders, and birding in Oklahoma.

Learn more about Greater Roadrunners.

Greater Roadrunner
Ingredients
1 ½ oz Reposado Tequila
½ oz Curacao
½ oz Honey Syrup
¼ oz lemon juice
2 dashes Angostura Bitters
Ice

Instructions
1.    Pour all ingredients in a shaker
2.    Shake Shake Shake
3.    Strain into a glass with fresh ice

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Sudeshna is an avid and competitive birder in India.

Learn more about Narcondam Hornbill.

Narcondam Hornbill
Ingredients
½ cup brown sugar
½ cup water
1 sprig of rosemary
4 figs
6 oz gin
Lemon juice
Ice

Instructions
1. Make the smash: in a pot, heat up sugar, water, and rosemary until sugar has dissolved
2. Then strain into a blender and add in figs 
3. Blend with a few pulses
...

Jade is a conservationist and birder based in South Africa.

Learn more about Shy Albatross.

Shy Albatross
Ingredients
2 oz Gin 
1 oz lemon juice
½ oz lime cordial
Aromatic bitters 
Ice

Instructions
1. Combine ice, gin, lemon juice, and lime cordial in a shaker 
2. Shake shake shake 
3. Pour 3 dashes of aromatic bitters around the side of a glass  
4. Strain cocktail into the glass and ...

Beth is a researcher, advocate, educator, and more in Florida.

Learn more about Least Tern.

Least Tern
Ingredients
¼ ounce freshly squeezed lime juice
¾ ounce orange juice
½ ounce grenadine
½ ounce banana liqueur
½ ounce blackberry liqueur
1 ounce gold tequila
1 ounce dark rum
Ice

Instructions
1. In a cocktail shaker, combine the lime juice, orange juice, grenadine, banana liqueur, bla...

Hannah is excited to celebrate the 100th episode of this podcast!  Thank you for tuning in time after time to learn about some of the many amazing women birders.

Learn more about Swainson's Thrush.

Swainson's Thrush
Ingredients
2 oz blended Scotch
½ oz Drambuie
½ oz elderflower liqueur, like St. Germain
Splash of lemon
Ice

Instructions
1.    Fill a glass with some ice
2.    Pour in t...

Kimberlie is a researcher, volunteer, artist, educator, and more located in Pacific, California.

Her next walks at Filoli Historic House & Gardens:
1/17, 1/31, 2/10, 2/24, 3/1, 3/15 2025

Learn more about Acorn Woodpeckers.

Acorn Woodpecker
Ingredients
2 oz Bourbon Whiskey
1/3 oz Hazelnut Liqueur
3 dashes bitters

Instructions
(optional: CAREFULLY torch some acorn shells and turn glass ove...

Casey is a birder, photographer, and guide based in Pennsylvania. 

Learn more about Tree Swallow.

Tree Swallow
Ingredients
2 oz vodka
1 oz Blue Curacao
1 oz lime juice
1 oz ginger beer
Small dash of edible cocktail glitter
Ice

Instructions
1.    Fill the glass with ice
2.    Stir in vodka, blue curacao, lime juice, and edible glitter
3.    Carefully top with ginger beer

Suppo...

Donna is a guide, birder, and researcher based in Australia.

Learn more about Ground Cuckooshrike.

Ground Cuckooshrike
Ingredients
2 oz heavy cream
1 oz green crème de menthe
1 oz white crème de cacao
1/2 oz dark crème de menthe
¼ oz brandy 
Chocolate sprinkles
Ice

Instructions
1. Combine all ingredients in a cocktail shaker with ice.
2. Shake shake shake
3. Pour into mar...

Nicole is a birder, historian, and explorer based in Northern California.

Learn more about Vermilion Flycatcher.

Vermilion Flycatcher
Ingredients
¼ cup sliced strawberries
1 ½ oz tequila
1 oz lime juice
½ oz triple sec
1 tsp white sugar
Ice
Lime wedge

Instructions
1.    Put the strawberries, tequila, lime juice, triple sec, and sugar in a blender. Blend until smooth.
2.    Ad...

Rene is a guide and birder in South Africa.

Learn more about Indian Yellow-nosed Albatross.

Indian Yellow-nosed Albatross
Ingredients
1 ½ oz Dark Rum
½ oz Benedictine liqueur
Splash of Amaro
1 oz lime juice
¼ oz simple syrup
Lemon peel
Ice

Instructions
1. Combine all ingredients except the lemon peel in a shaker
2. Shake shake shake
3. Strain into a glass and garnish with...

 Sydney is a researcher, advocate, and student who works with seabirds.

Learn more about Resplendent Quetzal.

Resplendent Quetzal
Ingredients
1 oz white tequila
1/2 oz lime juice
½ oz Triple Sec
½ oz lemon juice
¼ c cubed avocado
Sugar
ice

Instructions
1.    Blend tequila, lime and lemon juice, triple sec, and avocado cubes
2.    Wet the rim of the glass with lime juice and c...

Carolina is an educator, guide, scientist, and more based in Chile. 

Learn more about White-bellied Woodstars.

White-bellied Woodstar
Ingredients
3 oz Pisco
1 ½ oz Crème de Cassis
1 ½ lime juice
Ginger beer
ice

Instructions
1.    Mix pisco, crème de cassis, and lime juice in a shaker with ice.  
2.    Shake shake shake
3.    Strain into an ice filled glass 
4.    Top with Gi...